Vanilla Kernel 2.6 Stability vs 2.4?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday August 30, 2005 @01:25PM from the to-upgrade-or-not dept.

chromis asks: "I am a 'Linux-from-scratch' like Linux user. I maintain my system for almost 4 years that way. I'm still using kernel 2.4, and I'm a little bit afraid for updating to 2.6 because of the problems like stability issues, driver subsystem problems, etc. I once tried 2.6.0 a long time ago, but I experienced random freezes which I could not diagnose. We all know about the development model issues, and I often read complaints about current kernel development practices. Now that kernel 2.6.13 is out, I really want to ask Slashdot: if you are a vanilla 2.6 kernel user, how are your experiences with these plain kernel.org 2.6 kernels? Is it really as bad as some people claim, or is 2.6 only usable when using a distro from a large vendor like Red Hat, SuSE, etc? I really would like to upgrade to the new vanilla 2.6 kernel eventually, but I'm a little hesitant. Any advice?"

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This I know by xactuary · 2005-08-30 13:28 · Score: 5, Funny

I am running the older kernel and it kept me from getting first post.

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Re:Seems ok. by LordoftheWoods · 2005-08-30 15:18 · Score: 5, Funny

This is an LFS user. Hassle is desirable. So yea, he definately needs it.